Research Corner Articles

Workforce prediction
 requires valid data

July 21, 2011

The methodology for predicting medical workforce supply and demand consists of estimating the future medical provider workforce as well as modeling future demand for medical services.
 

PAs in specialty care: The current trends

April 26, 2011

The PA profession continues to shift away from primary care toward specialty care. Demand for PAs is increasing in relatively new specialties in the United States, creating new employment opportunities in these areas of practice.
 

Substitution of PAs and NPs for doctors in ED settings

January 27, 2011

This installment reviews a quality of care comparison study, a novel study of patient willingness to see a PA or NP rather than a physician prior to the visit, and an article that disagrees with the second article's conclusions.
 

Physician assistants (PAs) in Australia

October 28, 2010

This installment of Research Corner reviews a detailed analysis of a pilot project that utilized five US-trained PAs in various setting in Queensland, Australia.
 

Physician assistants in hospital-based specialty practice

July 16, 2010

Four articles that review the impact and roles for physician assistants in hospital-based practice settings are reviewed.
 

The relative value and risks of nonphysician health care providers

April 14, 2010

The increasing number of nonphysician health care providers is prompting researchers to study their impact on the health care workforce.
 

The development of varying physician assistant roles in the United States

January 13, 2010

The studies discussed in this installment of Research Corner illustrate the growing demand for PAs in the American health care workforce across a variety of settings.
 

What influences practice location and specialty?

October 15, 2009

The student selection process and curriculum are important in producing primary care physicians and physicians willing to serve in rural and underserved settings. Public and rural schools do a better job of producing primary care, rural, and health center physicians.
 

Do PAs change specialties during their careers?

July 16, 2009

Recent studies indicate that specialty mobility is a strong factor for choosing a career as a physician assistant. Most PAs exercise this option at least once during their career.
 

The physician assistant experience in Scotland

April 17, 2009

Scotland recently conducted a pilot project utilizing physician assistants in which the impact of PAs was carefully studied, analyzed, and reported in great detail.
 

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